The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-10
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Key West has one hundred and
ploying FROM ten TO three hundred
hands.
The story comes from Paris that
:ausage-naker there displays placard
in his window announcing: 'Every
link carefully inoculated BY M. Pas
teur."
employs only about twelve hundred
words, according to . seensgrapher
who has made a careful examination Of
the natter.-N. r Ti<ses.
Pale yoVng celery and eucalyptus
green. The former Is. almost Ike the
pretty linden green; the latter is very
/. soft ss2 green Chicago Ms2.
J: The Washington monument"
writes q Potomac penciler In the Trey
(N. ~ Times, Us great disappoint-
ment to yiitoEs. While the structure
. Is in Reality on5 feet high. i does not
appear. in the eyes OF the average
mortal, 10 be over $50.
T -Yheze is one fishing town en the
Maine coast where, If You should shout
out ''CaptaiAr' On the public street. ten
out of every dozen men within reach OF
your voice would turn to you and ask:
"Wen, what yer wantq' They are
captains of fishing -vessels.-bs3oa
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The language Of sealing>wax
promises to supplant that of flowers.
Red wax must be used for business
only, black wax for mourning and blue
to signify love- FIVE tints Of blue are
made, to express all the gradations of
passion. Pink wax Is for congratula-
tons, and white is for wedding and ball
Chicago Times.
One of the largest trees ever put
into the water by Skagit logging
camp was one that was at Jackson's, a
few miles above Mt Vernon. The tree
contained three twenty-fonr-foot logs
which scaled as follows: Butt, 1872
feet; second, 1872; top, 5.S26-a total
The diameter at the small ends was IS.
cdGo Enterprise
The Queens birthday present to
the Crown Princess of Germany was a
"full-dress" carriage, and it has been
| dispatched to Berlin. The interior is
| lined with blue silk damask, with gold
| fringe and tassels. The outside is of
| claret color, with lines of crimson, and
| all the mountings are of brass. On the
doors and panels the English and Prus-
| sian arms are emblazoned in relief
| London Truth.
1t is some time since we saw a bet
ter condensed piece of reporting than
the following paragraph from medi-
cal paper: s.In the Solferino mine,
| Nevadaville, Col, loose rock knocked
A. Warren out of the bucket. A piece
| iawbone was found at the twelve
hundred-foot level and piece of skull
| and his coat at the thirteen hundred
foot level. These comprised the recov-
cradle effects. IN Y. Independent.
The population of London now ex-
ceeds every other city, ancient or mod.
ern, in the world. New York and al
its adjacent cities combined are moi
equal to two-thirds of it. Scotland
Switzerland, and the Australian colo
MES each contains fewer souls, while
| Norway, Servia, Greece and Denmark
have scarcely half as many. Yet al
the beginning of the present centur.
the population of all London did no
reach one million.
The electric bell system has beer
developed to such fine point in New
York hotels that by moving a pointer
upon dial and then pressing the bel
the guest can indicate to the office hi.
desire for his bill, coupe, a carriage
writing materials, chambermaid. mes
senger, boots, water, porter, fireman
ice-water or hsll-boy- At one hote
the dial is divided into three sections
one for eatables, one for drinkabie
and a third for ordinary hotel service
IN. =. Tribune